Best Places83202, ID Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 83202, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
83202 ranks 3,417th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 83202
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
83202's strengths and weaknesses
Where 83202 ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 99% of zip codes
- State fiscal healthBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Short commute17.1 minutes each way, better than 93% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than 93% of zip codes
Where 83202 ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than only 22% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 25% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 83202
A household needs to earn about $81,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 83202 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $80,449; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 83202's effective rate of 0.67%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 83202
83202 runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 83202.
Who works in 83202, and how
Work in 83202 centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 83202
83202 has more parkland per resident than 83% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 83202 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 83202, month by month
83202 sees roughly 108 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 36, with lows near 16. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 25° | 16° |
| April | 62° | 46° | 31° |
| July | 93° | 74° | 51° |
| October | 65° | 47° | 32° |
Flying in and out of 83202
The nearest airport, Pocatello Regional, is about 6 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Salt Lake City International, about 150 miles away.
The best schools in and around 83202
Schools across 83202 average a B+, better than 72% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Gate City Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Connor AcademyA · 64% proficient
- Chubbuck Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
Top middle schools
- Franklin Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
- Alameda Middle SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Blackfoot Heritage Sixth GradeB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Century High SchoolB+ · 56% proficient
- Pocatello High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Highland High SchoolB+ · 51% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 83202 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
83202 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 83202 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Who 83202 suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 72% of zip codes, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 11% already work from home.
Common questions about living in 83202
Is 83202 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 83202 ranks 3,417th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, state finances, and low crime, and lowest on air quality and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 83202 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $315,994. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $80,449 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 83202 safe?
Yes, 83202 is safer than 96% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $186 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 83202?
July highs average about 93 degrees, and January highs near 36 with lows near 16. That works out to about 108 pleasant days a year, more than 68% of zip codes.
Is 83202 good for families?
Schools beat 72% of zip codes, crime safety beats 96%, and childcare runs $581 a month.
Compare 83202 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 83202. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 83202 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
83202 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 83202: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 83202: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 83202: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 83202: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
83202 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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